Fall 2021 Affordable Housing project (mixed use development)

UJAMAA LIVING 170 BOULEVARD SE, ATLANTA

Ujamaa means Community in Swahili. This is a mixed use transitional housing project that strives to merge the Industrial and Artistic aspects of Cabbagetown while creating ways to engage the community.

DEMOGRAPHICS DEFINING AFFORDABILITY

Policy Availability Quality Longevity Humanity

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INMAN PARK

Average Rent Rate $1782 600 Sq. Ft 1 Bedroom

REYNOLDS TOWN Average Rent Rate $1658 600 Sq. Ft 1 Bedroom

OAKLAND DISTRICT Average Rent Rate $1790 600 Sq. Ft 1 Bedroom

CABBAGE TOWN

Average Rent Rate $1709 600 Sq. Ft 1 Bedroom - Churches & School - Residential - Small Businesses

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UJAMAA LIVING OFFER TRANSITIONAL HOUSING THAT CATERS TO:

Young Couple | Roommates

Students | Fresh from college

All units are ADA Friendly

Young Family

PROPOSED RENT RATES $790/ month

Studio 530 sq.ft

$1200/ month

One Bed 790 sq.ft

$1500/ month

Two Bed 1030 sq.ft

$1400/ month

Retail One 600 sq.ft

$660 / month

Retail Two 270 sq.ft

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

DWELLING

SITE ANALYSIS ZONING 1. CABBAGETOWN HISTORIC DISTRICT

Zoning Requirements are catering to accessibility, health and affordability

tionAl buildings. to be

preserve the

green spAces, plAzAs, public Art, And culturAl And instituof the industrial districts along the BeltLine: encouraging new construction

consistent with the size, scAle And/or chArActer of those buildings.promote public heAlth And

sAfetY

by providing a pedestrian-oriented environment that includes active street-level uses, sufficient sidewalk widths, and primary pedestrian access from side-

walks to adjacent building entrance.promote development of a

fences shAll not exceed

requires a retaining wall of greater height.

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preserve the unique historicAl relAtionship between commerciAl And residentiAl uses, that evolved in the late 19th century and early 20th century, encourAge compAtible economic development And neighborhood revitAlizAtion. There shall be front, rear, and side YArd setbAcks. the use of wood

, smooth-surfAce cementitious siding or mAsonite siding are permitted.

Siding shall exhibit a horizontal, clapboard profile. Siding shall have no less than a four-inch reveal and no more than a six-inch reveal. he foundAtion

shAll be A

appropriate to meet various housing needs and

minimum of 14 inches and a maximum of four feet above the surface of the ground adjacent to the front façade. brick, stone, smooth finish stucco, And smooth finish concrete Are permitted As foundAtion facing materials. exterior doors visible from any

utdoor dining mAY be sepArAted from the sidewAlk onlY with movAble

plAnters, fencing, or similAr bArriers provided theY do not exceed A height of

public right-of-way shall be solid

wood pAnel or single-pAne fixed glAss and shall be composed of no more than 50 percent glass front

36 inches includ-

porches shall contain balustrades, columns, and have other characteristics, including floor dimension, height, roof pitch, overhang, and column size that meet the com-

75 feet of building length on A single fAce, there shall be a variation in the projections, recesses, chAnges in pAtterns or mAteriAls, or green wAlls.

patibility rule. decorAtive metAl resin fiberglAss And plAstic columns Are not permitted.Porches may be enclosed with recessed screen wire if the main characteristics of the porch are maintained.4.Front porch steps shall be made of wood, brick, or concrete. Metal steps are not permitted

ing AnY plAnt mAteriAl. for everY exterior to include but not limited to

Zoning Requirements are catering to building purposes and design guidelines are given for the specific climate

inches in height. Walls shall not exceed 24 inches in height unless existing topography

wide rAnge of housing tYpes

o ANALYSIS PRECEDENT income levels.

3. THE MILL SUB DISTRICT

Zoning Requirements are catering to materiality and dimensions

historic phYsicAl chArActer

BUSINESS

Policy Availability Quality Longevity Humanity

1. BELT LINE OVERLAY DISTRICT

promote and maximize opportunities for safe and accessible

COMMUNITY

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-street or off-site pArking shAll include lAndscApe buffer strips placed along sidewalks and public rights-of-way. Landscape buffer strips shAll be: A minimum of three feet in width, planted with a mixture of evergreen

bAnks, sAvings And loAn AssociAtions, And similAr finAnciAl institutions. business service estAblishments, including those providing duplicAting, printing, mAintenAnce, communicAtions, Addressing, mAiling, bookkeeping, or guArd services.clubs, lodges, And union hAlls.eAting And drinking estAblishments, including cAtering estAblishments, delicAtessens, bAkeries. Drive-in and drive-thru restaurants are not permitted.offices, clinics, lAborAtories, studios.professionAl And personAl service estAblishments. recreAtionAl estAblishments.single-fAmilY, two-fAmilY, And multi-fAmilY residentiAl uses. No wholesaling or jobbing shall be conducted from within this subarea. No use or manner of operation shall be permitted that is obnoxious or offensive by reason of odor, smoke, noise, glare, fumes, gas, vibration, unusual danger of fire or explosion, emission of particulate matter, interference with radio, television, or wireless data reception, or for other reasons incompatible with the character of this subarea and its relation to adjoining residential subareas.urban gardens.Market gardens.New construction shall be of red to the

brick exterior

in keeping with the scale and character of 19th-century mill construction.c)The height of any new construction shall be limited

highest point of the existing complex, excluding chimneys.

shall include off-street parking. off

groundcover or shrubs a minimum of three gallons at time of planting with a maximum mature height of 30 inches; and planted with canopy street trees that are a minimum of 3.5 inch caliper measured 36 inches above ground and a minimum of 12 feet in height at time of planting placed no further than 25 feet on center. All landscape buffer

strips shall be maintained in a sightly manne Use of shared driveways and/or alleys is encouraged. MINIMUM PARKING STALL WIDTHS ARE 8.5’ FOR STANDARD VEHICLES & 8.0’ FOR COMPACT VEHICLE compact PARKING STALLS TOTAL SHALL NOT EXCEED 25% OF TOTAL PARKING PARKING STALL LENGTHS ARE 18’ FOR STANDARD VEHICLES AND 16’ FOR COMPACT VEHICLES

170 Boulevard, Paris

Suage Hill Development, New York

Orlando Towers, Soweto

FORM DEVELOPMENT SKETCHES The shape of the form is guided by the trapezium shape of the site and implimentation of circular elements present in precedents

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

Section Perspective Sketch

Social Housing, Barcelona

TERRACES West Facade | Rooftop Passive Cooling and Privacy Strategy

STRUCTURE Concrete Membrane Structure Grid 22 x 24 Shear Walls - Exits/Entry

GALLERY STAIRCASE To maintain artistic and industial roots of CabbageTown the staircase is an opportunity to interact with the community. Design basis is from the cotton gin machine and the Orlando Towers in South Africa

EAST FACADE SHADING Container Shading Brackets on East Facade Manually Operated

Original Idea: Louvers | Fins however while thinking of affordability use of recycled containers made sense

FINAL FORM ANALYSIS

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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COMMUNITY

SPACE DEFINITION UJAMAA COMMUNITY | RESIDENCE

Site 1" 20'-0"

EVERYBODY

Retail

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CABBAGETOWN COMMUNITY | PUBLIC

Staircase Gallery Mailroom & Leasing Office Parking

Rooftop Garden and Terraces

Outdoor Study and sitting areas

SITE 1” = 20’ - 0” Site Site 7 20'-0" 1" Site 1" 20'-0" 7 1" 20'-0" 7

EastEAST ELEVATION Site East 7 1 3/64” 3/64" 1'-0" = 1’-0” 1" 20'-0" 3/64" 1'-0" 1'-0"

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East 3/64" 1'-0" WestWEST ELEVATION West 4 3/64” 3/64" 1'-0" 1’-0” 3/64" =1'-0" 1'-0"

WestSECTION 1 3/64" 1'-0" section 1 section 1 n1 5

NORTH ELEVATION North 3/64”2= 1’-0” North North 3/64"

2 3/64" 1'-0" 3/64" 1'-0" 1'-0"

North 2 South 3/64" 1'-0" SOUTH ELEVATION 3 South 3 1'-0" South 3/64" 3/64" =1'-0" 3 3/64” 1’-0” 3/64" 1'-0"

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South section 2 3 2 SECTION 2 6 section 3/64" 1'-0" section 2 6

Residential Spaces

BUSINESS

RESIDENTIAL ORGANIZATION

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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COMMUNITY

BUSINESS

UNIT BREAKDOWN TYPE V-A TYPE I -B STUDIO ( L UNITS) - 8 ONE BED ( I UNIT) - 6 TWO BED ( Z UNIT) - 6 RETAIL ONE - 7 RETAIL TWO - 9 MAIL ROOM - 1 STORE ROOM - 1 EGRESS STAIR CASE - 2 HOT WATER HVAC - RESIDENTIAL REFRIGENRANT HVAC - RETAIL

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RESIDENTIAL AXON RESIDENTIAL 1/16” = 1’-0” ORGANIZATION

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FOURTH FLOOR 1/16” = 1’-0”

FIFTH FLOOR 1/16” = 1’-0”

GROUND FLOOR 1/16” = 1’-0”

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION

COMMUNITY AXON 1/16” = 1’-0”

SIXTH FLOOR 1/16” = 1’-0”

Washroom StoreRoom

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Leasing Office

Study Area | Work Area

THIRD FLOOR 1/16” = 1’-0”

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COMMUNITY

BUSINESS

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

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COMMUNITY

BUSINESS

RETAIL ORGANIZATION

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SNOITAREDISNOC LAIRETAM HTIW NOITCES LIATED leveL liateR eht yllaitnetoP

5 leveL "0 - '04

TIMBER FRAMES WITH INSULATION NOITALUSNI HTIW SEMARF REBMIT INSULATED PLASTER BOARD DRAOB RETSALP DETALUSNI

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FLOOR SCREENED FINISH OVER INSULATION NOITALUSNI REVO HSINIF DENEERCS ROOLF PRE CAST CONCRETE ETERCNOC TSAC ERP PRECAST BEAM AND BLOCK FLOOR INFILLS SLLIFNI ROOLF KCOLB DNA MAEB TSACERP CEILING BOARD DRAOB GNILIEC

SECOND FLOOR MECHANICAL 1/16” = 1’-0”

DETAIL SECTION WITH MATERIAL CONSIDERATIONS Ground and First Floor

4 leveL "0 - '82

UP

SECOND FLOOR 1/16” = 1’-0”

Joanna Waliuba

SECTION MODEL

MODEL BREAKDOWN

Second Floor Residential Unit I

First Floor Public Washrooms & Fire Exit

Ground Floor Parking exit, Street access & Retail type A

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